Guess Which Companies Ask These Bizarre Interview Questions

We have all faced curveball interview questions – ‘what would you take to a desert island?’, ‘what’s your favourite pizza topping?’, ‘who would you bring back from the dead and why?’ – And these sorts of questions do have a purpose. They’re intended to make you think on your feet, get creative, and show initiative. But when you’re interviewing to work for one of the biggest companies in the world, these questions have an even deeper curve. Not only are the nerves piled on from such a momentous opportunity but you have to face quick-fire questions you won’t have heard before, never mind prepared for.

To give you an example of the sorts of ‘out there’ questions some of these organisations ask we’ve put together a quiz:

Can you guess which companies ask these bizarre interview questions?

'If you were a pizza delivery man, how would you benefit from scissors?'

Evernote

Apple

Amazon

Boeing

'You’re a new addition to the crayon box, what colour would you be and why?'

Google

H&M

Urban Outfitters

Pizza Hut

'Design a spice rack for the blind'

Facebook

Uber

Intel

Footlocker

'How would you solve problems if you were from Mars?'

Google

Apple

Uber

Intel

'How many children are born every day?'

Google

H&M

Hess

Apple

'Why are manhole covers round?'

Footlocker

Google

Microsoft

Uber

'How would you test an elevator?'

Intel

Amazon

Urban Outfitters

Microsoft

'What do you think of lava lamps? And ‘Dilbert?’”'

Amazon

Apple

Google

Boeing

'Choose a city and estimate how many piano tuners work there'

Uber

Hess

Facebook

Google

'How would you find the words that became obsolete in the English language between the 16th and 17th century? You may use a search engine'

Amazon

Uber

Google

Boeing

'25 racehorses, no stopwatch, 5 tracks. Figure out the top three fastest horses in the fewest number of races'

Intel

Microsoft

Facebook

Apple

'If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room for the rest of your life, what would it be?'